we're not taking money out of the economy. 're letting it stay in the pockets of hard-working americans. we are -- we are giving them the opportunity to save billions of dollars that they can put to work in their home -- >> i think problem republicans have -- i think the problem they have right now and the polls are supportive of this, they see the president coming forward with a compromise. he's saying i want tax increases too where the other side is saying, no, just spending cuts and at least the way that's playing with the public is one guy, the president's willing to compromise, the other folks are stone walling. and that's why i think the risk lays probably more with republicans for the blame. >> let me ask you one more here. do you think the media, first of all, understands it was obama's idea in the first place? will they ever acknowledge that? >> one, i don't think they care. they really don't care about looking at those things. look, and to get what your guest just said a minute ago. that's true if republicans allow i